Marijuana Cache Found In Freezer

May 18, 1996

Aurora — A man who came to Aurora from Mexico eight days ago was being held Friday in lieu of $150,000 bail at the city lockup, a day after city police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents confiscated 150 pounds of marijuana from his new home, police said.

Antonio Hernandez, 23, who was living at 412 S. Broadway, was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver, said Lt. Michael J. Gilloffo.

Police and DEA officers went to Hernandez's home Thursday afternoon and searched the premises after getting his permission, Gilloffo said.

Fifteen 10-pound bricks of marijuana with a street value of $158,000 were found in the freezer, Gilloffo said.